Singles` Cruise Match-up Plan

Travel consultant Flo Dietz of Lauderhill has launched a plan to help single travelers find companions on cruises to share cabins and avoid the hefty singles supplements charged by shipping lines.

People occupying single cabins on ships pay from 50 to 80 percent more than the per-person double occupancy rate.

Dietz, who previously tried a similar match-up plan for a wide variety of trips, said her earlier idea was ``too ambitious, it was too hard to match up people for nebulous trips in the future.``

This time, she`ll confine the service to people who know what cruise they wish to take, and when.

The service is free, she said, and the cruises will be booked through a bonded national tour operator. She needs to know, six months in advance of a cruise, the passenger`s choice of ship, date and personal preferences such as smoking or non-smoking. For information call Dietz at 733-0441.